Full Stack Developer at Mika Express Limited

Reports to: CTO

Location: Lusaka

Company:

Mika Express is an E-commerce platform that delivers the best online experience to users
across Africa.

Purpose of job:

Mika Express is looking for a Full stack Software Developer within a small IT team delivering
mainly mobile and web applications, BI/MI solutions using appropriate technologies such as Reactjs, Java, Python, Django, Scala, and MySQL. Also required to provide technical support for other existing solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the Backend/front-end of our E-Commerce Platform
• Work with mobile app developers to design new APIs
• Develop the backend-end functionality in our mobile apps.
• Develop and maintaining MySQL Server Stored Procedures / ETL Packages
• Develop consumer grade web based applications, eCommerce websites and advanced analytics components within the Platform
• Manage and maintain the data models
• Familiarity with REST API and web service development
• Develop web applications using Python, Java, Scala, MVC, React JS, Node etc.
• Mentor junior team members, reviewing their work and giving feedback and guidance.
• Act as a Scrum Master on projects, and generally make sure the agile processes and tools are being used as the team agrees.
• Act as a Configuration Manager, controlling and maintaining continuous deployment processes as the team agrees.
• Requirements gathering and analysis
• Write functional specifications and systems documentation
• Application support of existing systems
• To undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required
• Build versioned containers for applications using Docker and Ansible

Requirements, Qualifications, Experience & Characteristics

Essential:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar
• Experience of working in a SCRUM Environment
• 3+ years’ experience with HTML5, CSS, MVC, Django, ReactJS, JavaScript, Java and Scala
• Experience working on open-source software i.e. LINUX, Nginx
• Experience working with the modern web ecosystem: git, node.js, npm, gulp, bower
• Strong communication skills in both spoken and written English
• Team-player – able to work both with colleagues in an office-setting and remotely
• Able to manage time effectively and prioritise workload
• Able to use own initiative and solve problems; open-minded and able to adapt to change
• Able to work effectively with people at all levels internally and externally
• Able to travel around the country and internationally, including overnight/working week stays if necessary
• Experience with relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL
• Ability to learn new skills quickly; to adapt to a new environment and operate effectively within a short space of time.
• Highly analytical
• Highly articulate

Desired:

• Experience developing for mobile platforms, eg iOS, Android, Windows Phone
• Experience working with Atlassian JIRA, GIT
• Experience working with Jenkins CI
• Experience working with AWS and Azure
• Experience with backend frameworks i.e. Django, Play, Spring, Spray.io, etc